USA Basketball is aggressively pursuing Boston Celtics point guard Jrue Holiday to return to Team USA for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, according to NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Holiday helped Team USA win the gold medal in the 2020 Olympics. The new Celtics star has yet to decide about the 2024 Olympics, but Team USA officials — with managing director Grant Hill leading the way — are hopeful Holiday will commit.
“The 2024 Olympic team is expected to include such future Hall of Famers as LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid and Jayson Tatum, but some of the All-Stars who publicly volunteered recently that they plan to play for Team USA won’t be extended invitations,” Woj wrote in his latest NBA column. “There’s no timetable on a Holiday decision, but Hill and coach Steve Kerr have put a premium on the combination of Holiday’s talent and temperament as a necessary component to build a gold-medal roster, sources said.”
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics, Team USA Updates
Holiday played in 67 games for the Milwaukee Bucks last season. He averaged 19.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.4 assists while shooting 47.9% from the floor, 38.4% from beyond the arc and 85.9% from the free-throw line.
Holiday has career NBA averages of 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists with the Philadelphia 76ers, New Orleans Pelicans and Bucks. He has made five All-Defensive teams and two All-Star teams. Holiday helped the Bucks win the 2021 championship over the Phoenix Suns.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Jrue Holiday, Boston Celtics, Team USA Updates
Team USA is looking to win its fifth straight Olympic gold medal in men’s basketball.
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